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Studies show that when kids see parents drinking, it normalizes alcohol consumption. 📢Parents! Help prevent early drinking. Have open conversations and model healthy habits at home. You are your kid’s hero 👉bit.ly/3S60G7i

Thanks to Carol Mochan MSP for raising in FMQs the call from over 70 organisations for Scottish Government to address the highest number of unnecessary deaths from alcohol since 2008

Regularly drinking too much alcohol raises your risk of a stroke. Stroke Association stands with more than 70 organisations in calling for action #AlcoholEmergency

“Detox is currently a real post-code lottery, some places have quick and easy access to detox, elsewhere people are waiting weeks or even months to access lifesaving treatment” explains Graeme Callander from With You alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/time… #AlcoholEmergency

Yesterday our involvement team visited With You in Glasgow North East to chat about restrictions to alcohol marketing. Fantastic discussions about how we can make things better for people in recovery and children and young people💬

Along with more than 70 other organisations, SHAAP are calling for a refreshed alcohol strategy and urgent action on #AlcoholDeaths Here, Alastair MacGilchrist explains why we need a new strategy, and what it should contain alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/time… #AlcoholEmergency

Abbeycare are one of seventy-two signatories calling for urgent action to address the highest level of alcohol deaths in Scotland in 15 years. As key stakeholders, we call on the Scottish Government to take the following urgent actions to reduce deaths: - Increase early

📢 IARC report confirms that policies like alcohol taxes, minimum pricing, availability controls, and marketing bans reduce alcohol use - helping prevent cancer at the population level. A landmark review now published in NEJM: nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NE…

📺SHAAP Chair and Hepatologist Dr Alastair MacGilchrist addresses the reality of alcohol use disorder from a medical perspective and explores the importance of the role of journalists in breaking down stigma and stereotypes. youtube.com/watch?v=hzi_Z_…

AFS has responded to the Welsh Parliament Health and Social Care Committee on their inquiry into #MUP in Wales. MUP has been a huge success in Scotland, helping to save hundreds of lives and avert thousands of hospital admissions. Read our response 🔽 alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/resources/AFS-…

“Swinney urged to act in bid to reverse near-record alcohol deaths” Abbeycare are one of the 72 group signatories asking the Scottish Government to prioritise early detection and treatment of liver disease, alongside other targeted measures. Laura Mahon, acting chief executive

Pamela Healy, CEO of the British Liver Trust, supporting our call for urgent action on #AlcoholDeaths Read our full call for urgent action 🔽 alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/time… #AlcoholEmergency

Ahead of the #PFG today, we issued a call for urgent action on #AlcoholDeaths backed by over 70 organisations Here, Ewan Forrest explains: ➡️How #MUP was effective, but not alone sufficient ➡️The ongoing impact of pandemic changes to alcohol consumption ➡️Future heavy burden

🗣️SHAAP Chair Dr Alastair MacGilchrist comments on the Programme for Government Scottish Government Read the full comment on our website: shaap.org.uk/news/447-shaap…

Delighted to have added two new signatories joining our call with more than 70 organisations for the @ScotGov to take urgent action to address #AlcoholDeaths and harm 🖊️ Read our call for urgent action in full 🔽 alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/time… #AlcoholEmergency

Yesterday's Programme for Government did not deliver on reducing alcohol harm 👎 However, more than 70 organisations across Scottish civic society stand ready to deliver the urgent action required should @ScotGov show the leadership we need alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/afs-…

Do you have a spare 30 seconds? ⏰ Please sign the petition calling for a National Alcohol Strategy. Alcohol harm is rising, but the UK still has no plan. We need action to protect lives and support healthier choices. WCRF/WCRF International change.org/p/act-now-dema…

Today: This afternoon sees the launch of the European Health Alliance on Alcohol, a collaborative effort of over 20 pan-European medical societies committed to reducing alcohol harm. EASLnews WHO/Europe Session: events-apps.easl.eu/easl2025/en-GB… Register/login: events-apps.easl.eu/easl2025/en-GB…

Sign up to our webinar on Minimum Unit Pricing here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/minimum-unit…